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Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03
The County Poor.

For county with as small population
as Mohave, We pay out very large
amount OF money annually in maintain
ing and caring for the INDECENT sick, and
the amount seems to be on the increase,
so much so as to set some OF our heaviest
taxpayers thinking very seriously ii the
matter cannot be remedied and the ex-
pense partially stopped. Our taxes this
year will be the highest Of any county in
the Territory, with the chances OF their
being still higher next year.
Under the present contracts each coun-
ty patient costs the county from $3.50 to
s4.00 per day, including the services Of
physician, medicine and necessary cloth
ing, and this is a very low estimate. ii
our county was wealthy and had money
in the treasury, no one would care how
many INDECENT sick were on the county or
how much was paid out for their support,
but rs our financial condition is in a
pretty bad shape just at present, it be
hooves us TO go slow. Complaints are
made that during the last few years par.
ties have been placed IN the county who
had only been in the Territory day or
two, and who came from the Needles and
other places for that express purpose.
These have no right whatever to be doc.
tored and led at our expense, and the
sheriff should be ordered TO take them
back whence they came at the expense OF
the proper county. This is the rule
adopted elsewhere, and it should be in
augurated here. Another class OF paupers
who might be Topped off and made to
take care OF themselves are the old drunks,
who work three or four months and save
up couple OF hundred dollars or SO, and
then come to town and blow it all in for
bad whisky, from the effects Of which OF
course they get sick and sometimes die.
In either case they have to be taken care
OF or buried at the expense OF the county,
when the parties who sold them the
whisky and got their money are the
proper ones to do it. This class OF paup-
ers are OF no benefit to any community.
and have no right to expect any sympa-
thy from anyone, let alone from the
county.
Our present Board OF Supervisors are
all men wifi warm hearts and large sym
pathies, and We have no fault to find with
any OF their acts in regard TO the INDECENT
sick. We simply present these suggest
ions for their consideration. The inter.
ests OF the taxpayers OF this county arc
entitled to as much consideration as the
interests of the INDECENT sick, if not more.
We do not believe that the law contem-
plates any county taking care of the class
OF paupers mentioned, and we submit
that it is time to call halt. There will
be more money in the treasury to take
care OF deserving cases, II nothing else is
accomplished
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.

(FRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, d. g., Aug. 22, 1887.
Secretary Lamsr's decision referring to
set tlement OF indemnity lands that were
granted by Congress to the Atlantic Il Pa
cifo Railroad Company has oome to be 10
garded as political deal, designed for the
donble purpose of helping the waning for
tunes of Cleveland and conciliating the set.
tiers upon public lands, whom the ruinous
and short rt-sighted policy Of Commissioner
Sparks has offended almost beyond meas
ure. That the railroad and the others az.
fected by the order will not surrender
withou. great fght ID otesr, and so tho
misguided settlers who squat" upon these
lands will find to their sorrow that they
have become involved in interminable liti.
cation with wealthy corporations. Bat,
wha. cares Cleveland for the woes of the
poor sGuatters, If he Can only make some
cheap political capital that will temporarily
serve his purpose in ambitioning second
term?
The report Of the appointments Of post
that the Democratic spoilsmen have gained
a rich harssat in this fsld Of reform" It
shows that for the Last fiscal year S,0is now
postoffices were established; number DIS
continued, 1850; appointments on rosigna-
tions and appointments expired, 5,sG3; on
removals and suspensions, 1854; on changes
of napss and sites, 1872; on deaths Of post
10 asters, $50. The shole number q appoint
ments Of postmastsrs of all grades during
the year was 1902. The total number of
appointments for the years 1885 and 1896
was 22.74i and 9,547 respectively. making a
total of 46,37S for the three years. This ID
a pretty near approach to a clean sweep,
and the few Republicans who are in Office
will htsly have to go out in another year.
The cordial endorsement OF Mr.. Blaine
by the Pennsylvania Republican State Con-
vention is received with great satisfaction
BY host of his ardent admirers at the Cap
ital yho claim that this movement now
puts the Maine statesman ca hls foot mock
and neck with the Ohio Senator in the great
Presidential race of 1888. That Senator
Sherman and Mr., Blaine are at present tho
two most popular and prominent ssIdidatss
In the Republican party goes without say
ing, and with the admirable staying quail.
ties pos ssessed by both, 1t IL highly probable
that each will run until the home stretch 10
reached. when one of them will perhaps be
lot ont 10 distance Cleveland in the great
sweepstakes,
After tedious delays the trial of DR..
Crawford, Of the Navy, on the charge Of
fornic ,tion with schoolgirl of fourteen,
has ended IN conviction on two counts,
with sentence of six months in the Dis
triot Jail for each offepse; but, on appealing
the case to the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict. he was released ON bail of $1,000 The
oonfding victim Of this lssherous dude mas,
qusradihg in blue uniform and brass but.
tons has been spirited away. and her abode
10 mystery, II the fallen surgeon does
not resign from the Navy he will probably
DO oourt-m artialed.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03
KINDNESS OF KINGMAN.
The Merits Of Klngsnan, AriRsna.
Ext0lied BY The Citizen
N Traveller.
KNGMAS, A. T. Ang. %.

!" Knex,s A r Ane 25
NY DEAR SENATOR:
think heard you say that when YOU
came out west to visit your friend Pete,
the great Mohave chief, you were detained
by the consequent pow-wow and did not
visit Kingman. There's where you miss
ed it. For elegant gentlemen. beautiful
ladies and genuine hospitality, Kingman
takes the entire bakery. II Is certainly
the incest little town, with the incest lot
Of people living here, in the entire west.
II you havnt got the MoHAvE MisER on
your exchange list, you should put it
there instanter, and you will be convinc-
ed, after perusing its columns, that i
must be correct In my assertions.
There are whole lot OF good paying
mines just back of Kingman, but during
my brief stay in the town have been so
occupied enjoying the hospitalities ex-
tended me on every side, that ! actually
have not had the time to look into mining
matters at all.
The town very modestly claims pop
ulation Of five or six hundred, but in my
judgment there must be a thousand in
habitants, and am sure If it were situ-
ated in New Mexico a claim for 1000
would be considered fair and just.
A smelter will soon be erected here,
and then the people expect a genuine
New Mexico boom, one Of the. veritable
and reliable Albuquerque sort.
The houses Of Taggart & Co. and
Beecher & Co. carry immense stocks Of
general merchandise, and arm told both
are doing an excellent business. Besides
numerous new business houses and pri.
vate residences in the course Of construc-
tion, fine hotel will soon be completed,
which is about the only requisite now
needed to make KiDgman perfect as a
western town.
Kingman has no base ball team to
compete with yours, but she has pair OF
wrestlers whose work in the ring would
delight the heart of our mutual friend,
Will McCreight. Indeed, Mac. would
have been thoroughly entertained cou'd
he have witnessed the last public match
Of these two athletes; over 81 900 changed
hands on the occasion.
will try and get somewhere else next
week, and drop you line from there
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

1t is time to disIrm. The killing Of
Captain Freese by Gerhow, in trivial
I quarrel, is one more added to the long
list OF crimes made possible by the habit
of carrying postol. The man who habit
ualiy carries such weapon, in city like
this, is coward, and ought to be dis.
armed, for towards are. by constitution,
incapable OF estimating the degree OF per-
sonal danger, and shoot ''in self-defense"
because they lack courage. We do not
apply this personally to the slayer OF
Freese, who may have weakly fallen into
the pistol-packing habit by force of abun-
dant examples. But the statement is
applicable to nine -tenths OF the men who
carry pistols. GGa remedy is to hang
such slayers, when II 10 shown tiat the
victim had not offered to use arms In the
conflict. Ihis last killer is hysterically
sorry. His victim had been his school
mate, and ti.ey were lifetime friends and
associates. Therefore 1t Is hast for him
that he should be saved from remorse by
hanging him.
Men will have some disputes, and fight
for trivial causes, and so long as they will
it is we'll 10 teach them that killing, under
such circumstances is first degree mur.
der, for which they must give their necks
to the halter. That may admonish others
that words or acts which lead 10 9 fisticuff
do not therefore make murder meritori
ous. No sympathy with the hysterical
regrets vi spch slayer should shield him
from the stern and inexossLle consequence
es OF his crime.
lie may not have known what he was
doing when he put pistol to his friends
breas. and filled him with lead. Very
we'll; the cure for such absent-minded.
ness is the gallows. The disease has been
known ~ need a second treatment. We
have number OF such killings, and it is
time to protect men against the pistols OF
their Efe-iesg friends, who shoot TO death
one minute, and the next are tsasfully
regretful. ..
The carrying Of pistol in concealment
should be punished by FIVE years in the
pcnitentiary. 1t should be treated as
proving premeditation OF murder. 1t is a
habit which puts the community in the
power OF bullies and towards, and it is
the laws duty TO suppress it.-Alta.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

The returns from all the counties in
Kentucky are In at last, and Buckner's
plurality is l7,0l6. The aggregate vote
was the largest ever cast in the State by
nearly 10000, and the Democratic plu-
rality was the smallest since that given
in the Greedy canvass, fifteen years ago.
The election. indeed, was full Of surprises.
The Democrats are astonished at the
small vote their candidate received, all
parties are surprised at the poor showing
made by the Labor men and Prohibition
lists, and the Republicans are surprised
and gratifed at the strength displayed by
their party in the canvass. The Repub-
licans certainly have cause to rejoice.
The fact that a Democratic majority oi
81 ,6l1 In 1855 should be reduced two
years later to 1900, with The strongest
candidate in the field which the domi.
nant party could select, and with the
largest vote ever polled in the State, is
one of the most aaus;hg political trans
formations in American annais.--St
Louis lobe-DemOcrat.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

Justice Field, OF the U. S. Supreme
Court, has rendered an opinion on the
application of the Pacific Railroad Com
mission to compel Senator Stanford and
other members of the Central Pacific to
answer certain questions in regard to the
expenditure OF funds for the purpose Of
influencing legislation. The opinion Of
the court is to the effect that the part OF
the Act of Congress creating the Commis-
sion, which invites the cooperation OF
the court in assisting the Commission 10
carry on the investigation, is unconstitu-
tional. The court, therefore, declines TO
make an order compelling tLe officers 10
answer questions, and ais, declines to
make an order giving the Commission
access to the books OF the various con.
stIuction companies.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03
1887. .l7,015

The Calico Print has suspended for a
month or two, in order to allow the editor
and proprietor to recruit up a little and
endeavor to collect what is due him. We
are surprised that town OF the size and
pretentions of Calico cannot support a
paper which has served it as we'll and
faithfully as the Calico Print has. To
our friend Oyershiner, who mas done his
best to make the mines of the Calico dis
trict known to the outside world, We
tender our sympathies, and sincerely hope
that he will start up again in a month or
two with renewed courage.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03
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In Brief, and to the Point. .

Dyspepsia is dreadful. Disordered liver
is misery. Indigestion 10 foo to good
nsture.
The human digestive apparatus is one OF
the most complicated and wonderful things
In existence. It is easily put out of order.
Greasy fo,d. tough food. sloppy f,od, bad
cook cry, mental worry, late hours, irregular
habits and many other things which ought
not to be, have made tho American people
nation Of dyspeptics.
BIT Green's August Flower has done a
wonde rful work in reforming this sad bust
ness and making the American people so
healthy that they can enjoy their meals and
be happy.
Remember: No happiness without health.
Bot Green's August Flower brings health
and happiness to the dyspeptic. Ask your
druggist for a bottle. Seventy five cents.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

Signed, sealed and Acknowledged in pres.
snce of Frank r. Watkins.
TEsRtroRY ~ ARIZONA,
County of Mohave. sS'
On this ninth day of May, in the year
one thousand eight hundred and eighty.
seven, before me, Frank r. Watkins, q
Notary Public in and for ssid county of
M!ohaye, psrsoAal,y apneared Ben. H.
Smear, W. II. Taggart, Eb. Williams, W.
@, Blakely. Robert stesn, JAM i H,as
Gus, W. Beeehsr. wa wn.u R;ob. rds q p
na"n'~ and E. +. Thompson, personally
known to me to be the came persons des-
cribed in and whose names are subscribed to
tho within instrument and who exeouted
the same. and acknowledged to me- that
they executed tho same freely and volIn.
taril, and for the uses and purposes therein
montioned.
In Witness Whereof, have
hereunto set my hand and af-
fixed my official seal, the day
(sEAL.) and year in this certificate first
above written.
FRANK r. WATKINS,
Notary Public.
Endorsed:
Filled in the Office Of the Secretary of the
Territory of Arizona this 1lth day of May,
A. ID. 1887, at 3 o'clock p m.
WIN. G. FosTrn,
Acting Secretary of Territory.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
Office of tho Secretary. 49,
I, VIM. @. Foster, Acting Secretary Of the
Territory of Arizona, do hereby certify that
the above is full, true and correct o,pv of
the Original Articles of Incorporation of the
"Mohave Mining and Milling Corpcration," !"
together with the Endorsement of filing
thereon, now on file in my Office.
In Witn' ss Whereof, J. have
hereunto set my hand and afix.
cd my official seal. Done at
(sEAI.) Prescott this Twelfth (l2th) day
of May, A, ID. 1857.
WM. q, FosTsR,
Acting Secretary Of Territory.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

The Yuma Sentinel puts it thusly: 1t
is kind OF Kilkenny fgh. the Democracy
are having in this Territory now since
they got "ofHce." The officials age fight
ing, the newspapers each want to be the
"orgin," ;" and there's kind of nauseating
stink all around the circle. Never mind,
gentlemen; the next election vii! end
your troubles and give you a chance to
cover yourselves with sackcloth and ashes
and repent,
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03
Nsaiee sr Timc and Place APpolnt
ed for l1earing Petition.

In the Probate Court of the County OF Mo
have, Territory Of Arizona.
In the matter Of the Estate OF
WILLiAM n KuDxR. Deceased,
Notice IL hereby given that Thoma'
Burke. having fled In this Court bis peti
tiou duly verified. clairuing = right TO c,n
veyapoe of an undivided ous.tbird interes,
Of the /. X. l.. mining claim of the Estate oi
William M. n rider, deceased. tbs hearine
Court for Monday the third day OF Octo
Der, 1887, st ten O'Clock a. N. Of said day
At the Court room at Tageart's Hall, IN the
I wn of kingm n, county of Mohave, and
all persons interested in said Estate are NO
tilted then and there 10 appear and sho~
cause. II any they have, why said petition
should not be granted.
Dated August9ih. 1857.
VIZ. q. BlAKELy,
44t4l Clerk.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

1t seems that Pete Bolan has resigned
his position on the Territorial Board OF
Equalization sure enough. II Peter is
not exactly the rock On which the Demo
cratic church OF Arizona is founded, he IL
at least one of the principal pillars OF the
edifce, and the withdrawal Of bis support
bodies no good to the present Territorial
Administration. on.-Prospector.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

4 prominent judge Of Arizona Terri
tory, commenting on the new code re-
Gently adopted, says that 1t contains
much bad grammar, a good deal Of
whiskey, and very little law. The inter
polation OF cocktails has been altogether
too frequent. ."-Prospector.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

The Democratic administration in Ari-
zona and New Mexico has proven de-
cided failure, and will be the means Of
placing a Republican Delegate in Con-
gress from each OF these Territories at
the next election.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03
kOTlCE.

To all whom it may concern:
You will please take notice. that I am
the owner of one third undivided interes,
In the Alpha mine. situated ia Layne Spring
basin. in Wallapai Mining District, and
that will not be responsible Tor any debt,
for labor, or otherwise, contracted upsr
said mining claim without my written con
sent.
Kingman. July 1st, 1887.
J. L. SMITH.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

The tax levy OF Pinal county has been
fixed at 1910 on each s100 valuation,
which rate is considerably lower than
that OF any county in the Territory 80 far
as il is known.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

Under the new Law all corporations
formed in Arizona must publish the arti-
cles Of incorporation in a newspaper pub
lished in the county where the corporation
Ia formed.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

The total number OF men employed in
mining and handling and treating the
products Of Colorado precious metal mines
Is about 1850.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

A great deal OF ore is shipped from
Kingman every month, in addition to
that worked at the Arizona Sampling
Works.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

Arrangements have teen made to have
Arizona's mineral exhibit, now stored in
New Orleans, moved to st. Louis during
the meeting Of the Grand Army encamp-
ment there.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

The rate of taxation in YaVapai county
this year is 1926.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03
Hoard orD,rectors,
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, Tha,
we, Ben. Ii. Spear, W. II. Taggart. Eb
Williams. VIM. G.. Blakely, Robert Stsen
James y. Hyde, Gus. w. Beecher. William
Richards. o. +. Knencsr and z. i. IN omp
son, all Of the County of Mohave, Territor,
oi Arizona, have associated ourselves to
gether for the objects and purposes herein
after mentioned, and desirin to bocoue in
c0rporated under tho laws of tho Territor,
OF Arizona. ia such case made and provided
do now hereby subscribe and acknowledge
these articles Of Incorporation, Wig,
first. The name assumed by this corpor
alton, and by which it shall be knowr, aid
transact its business. is The Mohaye Min
ing and Milling Corporation;" and as suct
II she'll have an existence or duration, fol
the term of Thirty (3o) Year, from the date
of the filing of these articles.
Second. The enterprise, busine 81, pur
suit and occupation for which this corpor.
alton is formed are to purchase or other.
wise acquire mining lands, mines, mIninp
rights or interests therein. mills. furnaces
and other property; TO purchase or other.
wise acquire mill sites and water privileges
to mine for gold and silver and other min
erals and metals: to purchase or otherwise
acquire gold and silver ore and other ores
minerals and metals; TO carry on p.eStS,es
for pieparing 0rss, EliIesaisr.n metals for
market, and marketing the same; TO mill
star p crush. smelt. refine and tie.t gold
and silver ores, and other ores, minerals
aud metals in any method Tor sale aud u
sell the same; to sell, let, lease or otherwise
dispose Of any mines, claims, !anGs, rights
ores, bullioa or other property owned ol
possossed by said corporation.
Third. The principal Office Of this cor
poration shall DO kept at ths ....wn OF King
man, In the county of Mohave and Terri
tory OF Arizona, at which Office the prinoi
pal business Of said corporation shall b,
transaoted,
Fourth. The amount of the capital stool
OF said corporation shall be Two Millior
Dollars {S2,O0o, 10000, divided into Fou,
Hundred Thousand shares 400 ,OO0y Of th,
par value Of Five Dollars $500 each, ant
which shall be non assessahIe,
In Witness Whereof, The said Ben. II
Spear. W. II. TaGgart. Eb. Williams, VIM
g. Blakely, Robert Stesn, Janss j. Hyde
Gus. w. Deecher, William Richards. o. +
Kucnoer and E. r. Thompson, have here
unto subscribed their names and affixed
THAR seals this ninth dav nf Nav n 1as7
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

The Inter-Ocean says the Southern Cal
ifornia hotels fill their cof.rs from the
coughers who come from the, East.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

In North Bloomfield, California, placer
ground tsat prospects three cents per
yard pays dividend.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

The Glo5e-Deinocrat says Dan Lamont
has gone away on a vacation, but his
private secretary, Mr.. Grover Cleveland,
il still at work in the White House.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

A lodge Of Old Fellows has just been
established at Gallup, n. NJ, with twenty
three charter members.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

Tucson expects TO have Il iorty-ton
smelter in operation soon.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

Always speak well of your own town
and county.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The tax roll OF the city OF Prescott foots
up sS40,770.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

We have just received tie st. John;
Herald OF July 18th. Better late than
never.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

In commercial point Of view Kingman
viii not yield the palm to any place on
the Atlantic & Pacific.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03
AFRICAN STOMACH BITTERs

KlNGMAN LODGE, No. 7, /. o. o. +.
Meets every Tuesday evening at 8 90
o'clock in Taggar, q Co.'S Hail. Visiting
brethren ase cordially invited.
JAMES j. HYDE, N. q.
NJ. c. COPELAND, Secretary.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

People are anxious TO bear the news
from TOnto Basin.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

The bullion product Of the United States
for 1886 reaches $lO3,0 oil ,76l
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

The Volcano mine, in STEMS Peak dis
trict, Arizona, has been sold for $4,000.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

The following pyramid, showing the
Democratic majorities in Kentucky for
six years, has been compiled by the LOU
isville Commercial, and the hieroglyphics
upon it should be deciphered by every
mossback:
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03
THE MOHAvE
MINING AND MILLING
CORPORATION.
CAPITAL STOCK, $4,000, ,0o0.oO
NO. OF SHARES, 100000
PAR VALUE or SHARES, - $500
PRINCIPAL OFFICE.
kINGMAN, ARIZ.
OEFICEIsS.

BEN. II. SPEAR, PREsIfEsr,
EB. WILLIAMS; SECRETARY,
GUS w. BEECHER, TREASURES.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

MINER JOB PRINTING DE
PARTMENT.
All work Promptly and Neatly exr
ecuted.
Mohave County miner., 1887-09-03

hegiftef.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing
notice of application for patent be pub.
lished for the period of sixty days (tsn con-
secusive weeks) in the MoHAyE COUNTY
MrSRE weekly newspaper published at
Kipgnan in Mohave County, Angina Ter
ritory. J. l.. CAMP,
HeOiatar
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1887-02-05

The following notice of Miss Chand-
Ter niece Of Mis-, Judge Parker, effort
Smith, we clip from the Trlbune-Miss
Chandler will be pleasantly remembered
by the party who accompanied Mrs. Lo-
gan H. Roots from Little Rock to attend
the opening ofthe Eureka Springs, We
met large party from Fort Smith and
MISS Chandler was among the number.
Miss Mamie Chandler, we'll known in
the social circle of Fort Smith, was one
OF the prominent young ladies at the
recent reception at the White House and
was the heroine Of a pretty little Incl